Freezing fog warning for much of country with 'fairly wintry showers' expected in Cork

People out walking in freezing fog in the Wicklow Mountains this morning. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

The country faces a week of Arctic conditions, with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group set to meet every day amid warnings of temperatures falling as low as –8C.

This evening, Met Eireann stated that Monday was "provisionally the coldest day since 2010 across our network of 25 synoptic stations".